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That is what would happen. No further agreement is necessary.
The furloughed pilot would go to whatever category had insufficient bidders on the side that is "short".
At Delta, that category is usually NYCM88B. At NWA it is usually DTWDC9B.
That may already be in the works. The CP's newsletter in NY just out stated with the most recent fleet plan they will be short about 175 pilots for the summer schedule however political issues with the SLI would preclude hiring. I suspect he meant that pilots would be shifted from one side to the other to cover the shortage.